There was no need to wait two days later. On the second day, a large number of ships continued to transport materials through the canal and were piled outside the Jinguang Gate. They were then guarded by people. Everyone knows about stones, sand and other things, but the only use they can think of is for laying foundations. .
At the same time, a large number of people outside Jinguang Gate came here to register and sign contracts.
Li Ke arranged for one hundred people to register here. Ancient projects relied on large numbers of people.
The registration of people continued until the afternoon. In the evening, Tian Meng made a summary for Li Ke. Not counting the 7,000 strong laborers among the 10,000 refugees gathered before, the number of people registered today alone was just the number of people working this time. There are 20,000 people, including about 3,000 women who cook.
There are about 30,000 people, which is enough in the early stage.
In the early morning of the third day, Su Dingfang had blocked off the entire western section of Zhuque Heng Street before lifting the curfew, and all the people had gathered outside the city in advance. The masters who had already prepared prepared a total of 24,000 strong laborers. According to the group of one hundred people, they are divided into two hundred and forty groups. Then it was divided into different tasks such as transporting raw materials, mixing raw materials, prying open the original floor tiles of Chang'an City, and laying a solid foundation.
Li Ke didn't need to worry about these aspects, but he still came here today, standing on the city wall and watching the people below directing the work.
The people who entered the scene first pried up all the original bluestone slabs on the street. As the main pedestrian street in Chang'an, the roads under these stone slabs were actually compacted very tightly. However, Li Ke still made a large number of cast iron ingots for compaction. Base.
Along with the sound of these labor trumpets, the dull sounds of "bang" and "bang" continued to be heard, while the master craftsman in front was measuring the laying distance by prying up the intact bluestone slabs.
Two hours later, Tian Meng sent a message to Li Ke, "Your Highness, we only need to lay about 260 steps of concrete pavement from the city gate. The remaining intact bluestone slabs can complete the remaining pavement." layout."
The Tang step is a unit of length. One foot in the Tang Dynasty is 10 inches, one step is equal to 5 feet, one foot is equal to 10 feet, and one mile is equal to 300 steps.
One step is the average length of the continuous steps taken by the left and right feet. Li Ke once took out a modern ruler from the space and calculated it. One step is about 1.52 meters, and one foot is about 0.31 meters. There may be an error, but it is basically this number.
"Okay, let's lay out these 260 steps completely today for everyone to see!" Li Ke said with a smile.
"yes!"
Following Li Ke's order, these 260 steps, including the inside of the city gate, began to be tamped, sanded, and graveled. The tamping continued, and then the concrete was mixed.
Chang'an City has a complete water system, so getting water is not a problem. The craftsmen who have already tested it weighed it with a large scale according to the proportions they tested, and then mixed gravel, river sand, and cement in different proportions, and then used wooden frames to Lay the frame and then start laying concrete inside.
The amount of concrete mixed at a time is not large, because there is too much and the mixing is uneven. Seven or eight strong workers are constantly mixing from all directions to ensure that the mixing is sufficient, and finally poured into the wooden frame, followed by people wearing special leather boots. Walk directly in, holding the wooden stake in your hand and stirring it constantly to avoid leaving any air.
There are a large number of people watching the excitement around. They don't know what they are doing. They feel like they are mud. Can the road built by this thing work?
When finally the masons stood on the specially erected wooden boards and began to smooth the entire road. When night fell, the three hundred meters of road had been basically completed, and special cork boards were placed in the middle of the road at intervals. Down the expansion joints.
Early the next morning, as soon as the city gate opened, someone took straw and paved the entire road with straw from the erected boardwalk.
The materials for the construction in the past two days were transported to the city yesterday. The canal is connected to many aqueducts in Chang'an City. However, all the canals have iron fences at the city entrances that are submerged in the water, so people cannot enter. .
No cement will be used in the next two days. Instead, all the stone slabs in the western section of Zhuque Cross Street will be lifted first, and then the foundation below will be laid thoroughly before laying.
The project here is proceeding in an orderly manner, but the people in Chang'an City are a little uncertain. What is Li Ke playing? They have already sent people and even came to the site to see it in person. Those gray things, like mud, can be used as a road if stones and sand are mixed together?
Isn’t this self-deception? !
Changsun Wuji and the others were all waiting to see the joke, but they didn't know how long it would take for Li Ke to open the approximately 300-step long road that was first built? !
There are many people staring here every day.
What they didn't expect was that Li Ke didn't wait long at all. On the second day, some water was sprinkled on the road. On the third day, it didn't move. On the fourth day, Li Ke announced that this section of road could be used. It’s open to the public!
Li Shimin, who knew the news, couldn't bear it anymore: "Isn't this nonsense?! Come with me to the scene to see, who are you fooling? Can you mix some rocks and sand with mud to make a road?"
Because it happened to be the court meeting, Li Shimin simply took almost all the ministers and went straight to the project site. Li Ke was showing it to everyone today, so he was naturally at the site.
Before Li Ke even started here, he got the news that Li Shimin was bringing the ministers. He rolled his eyes and immediately whispered: "Quick, let's announce that the road is temporarily closed to the public today and will reopen after a while. "
Tian Meng decisively announced it.
Su Dingfang: "..." He was right behind Li Ke. Li Ke didn't cover up at all. Su Dingfang suddenly felt a little awkward. Li Ke's behavior...is this considered bullying?
He suddenly thought of the servant Chang who was beside His Majesty. He didn't know how the servant Chang persisted.
The people on Li Ke's side had just announced the news to the people around them. Although the people were surprised, not many people left. There were also many people who came here every day to watch the construction work and watch the excitement.
The news soon reached the ears of Li Shimin who was halfway there. He was stunned for a moment, and then became a little angry. What is this kid doing? After everyone came out, Li Shimin naturally couldn't go back, so he still went straight to the construction site.
When Li Shimin arrived, Li Ke pretended to be surprised and asked: "Dad? Why are you here?"
"Why am I here? Let me see the road you built!" Li Shimin said angrily.
"Um...Dad, what are you doing here? This road hasn't been repaired yet." Li Ke glanced at the ministers behind Li Shimin and immediately said with a troubled expression.
"Oh? Really? It hasn't been repaired. Haven't you already opened it for use?" Li Shimin sneered and asked without changing his expression.
"This is Erchen's test. Dad and all the ministers, this is a construction site. It's crowded and crowded. Please come back. It's not safe here and it's too dirty. After repairs are completed another day, Erchen will definitely bring everyone here. "Li Ke said quickly. As he spoke, he reached out to hold Li Shimin's arm and walked out.
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat when Li Ke looked like this. Could this kid have messed up something? But even if you mess up, you won't hide it from yourself, right? We have only repaired less than 300 steps, and we have not completed the construction of Chang'an City. Even if we messed up, we still have a chance to recover.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shimin didn't force himself to see it, but he couldn't just leave. Instead, he stood there and said, "Oh, what you said makes sense, but you can't let others see your way?"
"Well, it's not possible yet, but father, don't worry. Erchen's craftsmen have developed a brand new thing. It can mix gravel and river sand and finally turn it into a stone-like whole, which can be used to build roads and cities. Building a bridge is always beneficial! But the cost may be a bit high, isn't this just an experiment?" Li Ke said "embarrassedly".
Li Shimin felt that he understood. This boy probably wanted to bypass those quarries and masonry fields and build something new. Now it seems that this new thing has failed.
"Oh, the test is also correct. Do you have any shortcomings here?" Li Shimin asked calmly.
"It just lacks some slate tests." Li Ke was delighted, hey, his father is so cooperative?
"I heard that there are still some slates left in the Daming Palace project, why don't I bring them all to you." Li Shimin felt that he had guessed it. There was indeed something wrong with this kid. Forget it, let's help him.
"I object!" Changsun Wuji jumped out immediately!
